10ft reptile carried off
18-year-old fishing in Chiapas reserve
If found, crocodile will be
relocated to animal reserve, park or zoo
Associated Press in Mexico City
Wednesday 15 March 2017 16.47 GMT
Environmental authorities are
searching for a 10ft (3-meter) crocodile that killed and apparently ate a man
in southern Mexico.
The federal environment
department said on Wednesday the attack occurred on Sunday, when the victim and
three friends went to the La Encrucijada reserve to fish. The 18-year-old man
was carried off by the reptile, but his companions escaped.
The department said it would
erect crocodile warning signs.
The department said experts and
fishermen began working on Tuesday to locate crocodiles of that length in a
swampy area on the Pacific coast of Chiapas state.
Experts will try to capture and
empty the stomachs of the crocodiles without killing them to see if any contain
human remains.
If they find the animal, it will
be relocated to an animal reserve, park or zoo.
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